Sentences with phrase «reliable predictors»

It goes to show that homebuyers may not have fancy charts and graphs, but their sentiments are often pretty reliable predictors of what will happen in the market.

As reported by Paul Amato & Sarah Patterson in a recent study, the intergenerational transmission of divorce (ITD) «appears to be a real phenomenon — perhaps as well established as any finding in the social sciences... marital instability in the family of origin continues to be one of the most reliable predictors of adult divorce.»

In both animal and human studies, social support and social contact are significant and reliable predictors of health outcomes and mortality, with effect sizes in humans on par with smoking and lipids (29).

As reported by Paul Amato and Sarah Patterson in a recent study, the intergenerational transmission of divorce «appears to be a real phenomenon — perhaps as well established as any finding in the social sciences... marital instability in the family of origin continues to be one of the most reliable predictors of adult divorce» (Amato & Patterson, 2017, p. 723).

In another article on the Gottman Relationship Blog, John Gottman asserts that compatible personality traits are not reliable predictors of relationship success.

The five groups of variables on the left have been shown by Rogers and others researchers to be valid and reliable predictors of the rate of adoption of an innovation.

Climate models will not be reliable predictors, certainly regionally, until ENSO and the other alphabetics, ADO and PDO are understood and modeled.

There are lots of attributes that seem to work as reliable predictors that a person or group will reject the science of human - caused climate change and the risks that come from it.

The authors concluded that DI and Norberg Angle measurements at 6 - 10 and 16 - 18 weeks were the most reliable predictors of hip dysplasia, at 52 weeks of age, with DI being more reliable than Norberg.

«They are one of the only reliable predictors of success.»

While these kinds of credit decision - making factors may still be alive and well within a particular card issuer's policy criteria (subjective reasons, not related to credit scoring) or custom credit score developed for its own use, they are not part of any widely used credit scoring systems, such as FICO, for a simple reason: such information has not been shown to be reliable predictors of future credit risk.

However, online surveys have been shown to produce results that have proven to be reliable predictors of outcomes, including election results.

[From findings on the Transfer of Skills from Spanish to English: A Study of Young Learners, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, D.C.] The results indicated that Spanish phonemic awareness, Spanish letter identification, and Spanish word reading were reliable predictors of performance on parallel tasks in English at the end of third and fourth grades.

To the extent that test scores are reliable predictors of lifelong outcomes, they can provide useful information for decision making by policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders.

We were unable to determine what factors were reliable predictors of extent of improvement.

But if one of Hollywood's most reliable predictors holds true, «Brokeback» will win by a nose; its director, Ang Lee, won the Directors Guild Award last weekend, and 51 of the 57 DGA winners have seen their films go on to win as best picture.

The SAG awards are reliable predictors when it comes to Oscar's acting categories.

The show is one of the most reliable predictors of who will take home acting honors at the Academy Awards.

Using them as reliable predictors of disease, however, is another matter entirely.

Researchers from University of Illinois are attempting to bridge two types of computational crop models to become more reliable predictors of crop production in the U.S. Corn Belt.

Looking at a half - million tweets over 15 months, a first - of - its - kind study from Georgia Tech has revealed a set of reliable predictors for building a Twitter following.

Four of those phases were reliable predictors of increased inland hail activity during peak storm seasons, according to the study.

• Levels of conflict at the time of the separation are not reliable predictors of ongoing conflict (Amato & Gilbreth, 1999).

Tenure, credentials, or titles are not reliable predictors of good decision - making ability.»

A study by independent research company Morningstar found that expense ratios are the most reliable predictor of future fund performance — in terms of total return, and future risk - adjusted return ratings.

As previously mentioned, momentum is one possible reason that positive stock performance during January may actually be a reliable predictor for full - year performance.

Moreover, a down January may not be a reliable predictor of a weak year overall.

Alternatively, a down January has not been a reliable predictor of an overall weak year.

A major problem with this theory is that the sample size of trading days is small (5), compared with the January barometer (typically about 20 — which is also not a large sample size), to be a reliable predictor of the rest of the year.

Reddit is slowly becoming one of the Internet's most influential communities, given its role as a reliable predictor and often - time creator of viral success and headlines.

She found that grit, not intelligence or academic achievement, was the most reliable predictor of a positive outcome.

The most reliable predictor of poor milk intake was fewer than four stools on Day 4, but only when paired with the mothers» perception that their milk had not yet increased.

For instance, support for the death penalty was the most reliable predictor of voting Leave.

Euro and local election results not a reliable predictor of 2015 General Election performance http://t.co/3EXMbttIQy

This is not a reliable predictor of who will state sufficient preferences for their vote to transfer into the final round — especially in the unions where 41 % of those who express a first preference prefer Abbott, Balls or Burnham.

The number of women authoring research papers is a reliable predictor of the number of women working in each field, the team writes.

A county's average education level also was a reliable predictor of SCP.

Furthermore, this frailty test was shown to be a more reliable predictor of death and serious complications than patient age.

In October Stanford University urologist Thomas A. Stamey made headlines when he declared that the test is not a reliable predictor of cancer.

But as species begin to move in response to new climate - driven stressors, past populations will become a less reliable predictor of future stocks.

The study, to be published in the October issue of Animal Behaviour, also found that bird odor was a more reliable predictor of reproductive success than a male's size or his plumage.

From the actor's perspective, all that matters is that the image displayed on the video monitor functions as a reliable predictor of shock.

The discovery that elevated suPAR levels are a reliable predictor of future chronic kidney disease therefore was exciting news, because it signaled the approach of a day when clinicians will be able to track their patients» suPAR levels just as they now track cholesterol levels — and to intervene to control impending kidney disease when suPAR levels rise.

This means that although you aren't closed system lab experiment like a bomb calorimeter, calories are still the most reliable predictor of weight and fat levels.

And as Slated recently uncovered, it also turns out to be a reliable predictor of not only their financial performance, but also Academy Awards chances.

Such volatility notwithstanding, a track record of achievement gains is a more reliable predictor of the gains of future students than classroom observations or student surveys.

It's a well - known fact that family income is the most reliable predictor of academic performance.

Also, value - added was found to be a reliable predictor of students» future performance on different tests that measure higher - level concepts, particularly in math.

For example, value - added was found to be a reliable predictor of future performance on sophisticated tests that measure higher - level concepts, particularly in math.

«Data show that the relationship between poverty and student achievement has declined in recent years, at least in science, with students» socioeconomic status becoming a less reliable predictor of performance,» King said.